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Monday, September 30, 2013

Laundry / Craft Room Makeover ~ Part 1

The Cabinet Pedestal

I've mentioned occasionally some slow progress being made on my laundry/craft room. Well I've finally managed to kick that progress in gear and actually get some work done. It started by stumbling upon a multi-purpose cabinet at Lowe's.

We put it together, carried it to the room and immediately noticed it really needed... something.

The cabinet is about 6ft tall, but our 9 foot ceilings were making it look short and squatty.With high ceilings and very little floor space, it didn't make sense to let all that vertical space go to waste. Enter the idea of the pedestal.You've seen the pedestals used to raise washer and dryers, right? Exact same principle here.

Mr. Concrete made me a wooden box that would fit a total of 4 laundry baskets {if I stack them}. This allowed me to use our ample wall space, while saving precious floor space. He routed the edges of the top board to give it a more finished look and I slapped on a few coats of paint.The whole thing was literally completed in one evening.

Well, that is if you don't count the fact that I had to touch-up a few spots after the Paint Disaster I had the following day.

Compare this to the same space this past winter, and I'm sure you can understand why this area has me smiling!

I'll be back soon to share more of the progress happening in here. It's FINALLY coming together!!

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What a great idea to put something UNDER a big storage cabinet instead of putting things on top of it that will get dusty! I plan to order IKEA PAX units to put in my craft room so that I can hide all my junk with doors. lol